Cleco says it has restored power to 99% of the 140,000 customers who lost service due to Hurricane Laura. Spokesperson Jennifer Cahill says as restoration teams’ infrastructure rebuilding efforts move forward, remaining customers could be seeing the lights come on soon.
“There are some customers in our harder hit areas like Calcasieu that will be without power for another couple of days,” said Cahill.
Cleco expects power to be restored to all customers who can accept power in Grant, Rapides and Vernon Parishes. Cahill says at the peak, over 4,000 restoration workers were on the ground thanks to the assistance of outside contractors.
“Hurricane Laura is the largest storm recovery workforce effort in the history of Cleco,” said Cahill.
In Beauregard Parish, crews are bringing in specialized equipment in flooded areas to continue restoration efforts. Cahill says in Calcasieu Parish, there are 53 line crews working in Dequincy.
“We still have our resources available, we’re still working to restore power until every customer is restored,” said Cahill.
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